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I recently bought Bobbi Brown Rich Lip Color in Old Hollywood, Burberry Lip Velvet in Rose Pink, and Guerlain Ecrin 4 Couleurs in Les Verts (why greens, I don't know...they're not what I go for but these looked pretty). I also bought an Essie polish in Mint Candy Apple

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Fran, get the Essie shade! It's so beautiful and I always get compliments when I wear it.

I snagged it at an Ulta when the shade first launched and there were only 4 bottles available during that Christmas season at the store so I was lucky! I'm really happy Essie kept it as a regular color.

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I feel embarrassed because I'm at my local Sephora like twice a week and all the employees know me and I feel like they hate me for being in there so often, LOL. This is what I've gotten since Christmas:

Murad Clarifying Toner

Urban Decay De-Slick in a Tube

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Light

Lancome Mascara Deluxe Sample Trio (promo)

Dior Diorshow Iconic Overcurl Mascara (100pt perk)

Algenist Firming and Lifting Cream (100pt perk)

Soap & Glory Butter Yourself Body Cream

Peter Thomas Roth Gentle Complexion Corrector Pads

Murad Smoothing Gel Cleanser

Murad Time Release Acne Cleanser

Benefit Cosmetics The Porefessional

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Oil-Free

Benefit Eye Bright

Benefit Ooh La Lift

Tarte BB Tinted Treatment (deluxe sample)

Korres Pomegranate Balancing Cream-Gel Moisturizer

Ole Henriksen The Naked Truth Kit

OPI Nail Polish in Mermaid to Order

Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Liner in Perversion

OPI Blasted Nail Color in Gold

Korres Lip Butter Glaze in Raspberry

OPI Nail Polish in Hi Def

Skincare Sample Bag

Algenist Regenerative Anti-Aging Lotion (100pt perk)

Bliss The Youth As We Know It Anti-Aging Moisture Cream (100pt perk)

Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Liner in Bobby Dazzle

Amazing Cosmetics Amazing Concealer To Go

Sephora Pro Precision Concealer Brush

Ole Henriksen Truth Is in the Eyes

Yu-Be Foaming Skin Polish

Soap & Glory Hand Food deluxe sample

Fresh Soy Face Cleanser (100pt perk)

Fresh Sugar Lip Polish deluxe sample

Josie Maran Argan Oil

Fresh Soy Face Exfoliant

Glamglow Super Mud Clearing Treatment

MUFE Rouge Artist Natural in N4

Dr. Lipp Original Nipple Balm for Lips

Stila Smudge Pot in Kitten

Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Liner in Smog

Clinique Chubby Stick in Mega Melon (100pt perk)

OPI Jewelry Top Coat in Indi-go with the Flow

OPI Nail Polish in A-ha! Moment

Clinique Airbrush Concealer

OPI Blasted Nail Color in Black

Sephora Daily Brush Cleaner

Tarte Deluxe Sample Trio

Tarte MultiplEYE Lash Enhancing Liquid Liner

Sephora X Shine Top Coat

Murad Skin Perfection Lotion for Oily/Blemish Prone Skin

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in El Dorado and Underground

Nars Blush in Orgasm

OPI Nail Polish in S-Age Is Just a Number

Phyto Anti Dandruff Shampoo

o m g that took so long. Most of this stuff is bought with gift cards and a lot of it was Christmas presents too.

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haha the part at the beginning of your post made me die laughing. i feel like i'm easily at my sephora like twice a week as well, and every time i walk in i feel like they just stare at me like "this chick AGAIN?"

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I didn't include the products that I ended up returning/exchanging, but in that list, I would not recommend the Porefessional (just didn't work as advertised) or the Stila smudge pot (I got the champagne color as an eyeshadow and it is SO HARD to blend, not creamy at all).

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Thanks for giving us your review on the Stila smudge pot. I always wanted to try it but everytime I go to test out the item, its always always completely dried out, no matter what Sephora or Ulta I am in. I love cream shadows, and champagne colors are my fave bc I use them pretty much everyday but yeah....I'm giving up on Stila smudge pots.

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Have you tried Benefit's cream eyeshadows? They are my FAVORITE. I particularly love Birthday Suit. It's a very subtle neutral chrome/taupe. I wear it almost every day. The only color I've had issues with dryness is the Pot of Gold one. I don't know what it was because I own 4 of those eyeshadows and I tried two different pots of the gold color and they were both really dried out.

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OMG, I am, too! I work right near one and sometimes I stop by afterward, or at lunch just to look around. I never bother anyone and I almost always buy something, but I'm still embarrassed because I know some of the employees must recognize me and I have no idea what they're probably thinking -- haha. If I didn't work near the store, I wouldn't go that frequently, but there it is, just to tempt me!

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Haha, I'm the opposite(ish). The closet Sephora is 40-50min drive away, which is why I'm on BT and Sephora.com all the time. The store salesladies do recognize me and probably don't like me much cuz I usually go in with a loooong list of product to try, to get samples of, aaaaaand............end up buying only 1-2 item since I usually make purchases online. X.X. I try to make up for it by writing nice reviews for the ladies that work in the skincare section.

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Same here. I have 3 (yep.....) Sephora's all less than 30 minutes away. One is free standing, the other 2 are JCP. There's another free standing one around 45 away but I very rarely go to that one. And there's a couple more JCP ones 1.5-2 hours away, and those I only visit when I'm in the area. Most JCP Sephoras (well the ones around me) carry pretty much the same brands (MUFE, Benefit, Stila, UD, Bare Escentuals/Minerals/Buxom, NARS, KVD, Tarte, Smashbox etc) that I dont see the point in driving to the farthest one when the one 10 minutes away carries the exact same brands/things. But yeah....I'm embarrased to say that I'm pretty well known in my closest 3. Every once in awhile there might be a new employee in there trying to talk me into something but then another person that knows me tells her to let me be because I buy more when I'm left alone (which is true lol, I do like to test things out!).

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There are 3 free-standing stores right in the city here, too (accessible by public transportation), and several more right outside of it. While I hardly ever go to the other two right near me, I discovered that one of them carries Armani, which is really nice (and random) -- and even though it's a smaller store, it seems to carry things that the larger flagship store does not. I love all of them, though